Screening initiative has life-saving potential

1:06 PM,
Jun. 26, 2013

Dr. Richard M. Goldberg

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Richard Goldberg

Each year, more than 6,000 Ohioans are diagnosed with colon cancer. It's a number that is far too high in light of research that shows many forms of colon cancer are preventable.

The good news is that doctors have a new tool in their belt for detecting Lynch syndrome, a common risk factor for inherited cancers. They are now hoping to save thousands of lives through a statewide screening program for colorectal patients - as well as relatives of cancer patients found to have the syndrome's genetic markers.

The newly announced Ohio Colorectal Cancer Prevention Initiative, funded by Pelotonia and ...